Snow and More Snow

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

BLIZZARD.  We had our first real snowstorm in awhile, this weekend!  The media hyped it up like you wouldn't believe, so we were told we would need to prepare for THE BIG ONE.  Of course, the 'real' BIG ONE was back in 1978, and I looked at photos on the Internet.  It was a doozie, I'll give them that much.

Ours was 24 inches in about 24 hours.  A true blizzard, I think!  Then as fast as it came, ... it went away.  The afternoon was even sunny, so as we began to dig out, it was a really pretty day.  Today, Sunday, had bright blue skies and it was just brilliant with the bright, new snowfall.

Frank gives the car a mohawk

Here are some photos.  Lots to move and re-move, between the driveway and the deck and around the mailbox which the snowplow guy doesn't really pay attention to.

BURIED CARS. The cars were pretty well buried, and Frank gave one a mohawk...

ELECTRICITY.  Best news of the day?  We had power the whole time!!!!!  YES!!!

David front-flipping from the deck railing

WORK AND PLAY.  Thankfully the kids pitch in with snow removal.  Tedious, yes, but when you mix it in with a little bit of play too, it becomes more tolerable.

SIGNS OF SPRING? You wouldn't believe it, but I'm looking out at the neighbor's magnolia tree and it has hundreds of buds on it.  Yes, it's probably 15 degrees out and this tree is determined to put forth leaves and flowers!

The trees somehow think it's time to bud

Our little tree by the deck has some on it, too.  Remarkable.  We are so far from spring it's like a century away!  But the trees won't be convinced.

ROOF RAKING.  Remember our insane practice of "raking the roof?" Yep, here's Frank, keeping the ice dams from forming with thawing and freezing, causing leaks to come into the house.  Bleh!  Thanks, Frank, 100 times.  No fun.  Here he is raking the roof, and a photo of the house with 1/2 the roof raked.  He finished it off today.  The whole roof, front and back.

Teresa helped with the flat roof over the sunroom and garage.  She put those metal spikes on her boots.  She likes being up there.


FLYING.  Frank is going to Denver for a few days tomorrow.  The airports should be running all flights by then.  Yesterday they cancelled most of them, but they should be back to normal soon.

Teresa's highlight: working on the roof!

Well, my time is up.  Hope your week is really boring.  (Oh--I mean, that's what I want OUR week to be!  If you, on the other hand, want excitement, I hope you get it!)

Kari :)

A break, involving snow-angels and eating snow

Trying to find the mailbox

Good snow for tunneling!